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Studies

Sortheix & Lönnqvist (2014): study CH 2006

Publication

Author(s):
Sortheix, F.M.; Lönnqvist, J.E.
Title:
Personal Value Priorities and Life Satisfaction in Europe: The |Moderating Role of Socioeconomic Development.
Source:
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 2014, Vol. 45, 282 - 299

Investigation

Public
15+ aged, general population, Switzerland, 2006
Survey name
EU-ESS 3: 2006
Sample
Probability multi-stage cluster sample
Respondents
N = 1758
Non Response
Assessment
Interview: face-to-face

Happiness Measure(s) and Distributional Findings

Full text:
Self report on 3 questions:

A: How satisfied are you with your life as a whole?
B How satisfied are you with how life has turned out so far?
C: How happy are you?

Each rated
0  extremely dissatisfied (unhappy)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 extremely satisfied (happy)

Computation: (A+B+C)/3
Classification:
O-Sum-*-mq-n-11-a
Author's label:
Life Satisfaction
Page in publication:
288
Observed distribution
Summary Statistics
On original range 0 - 10 On range 0-10
Mean:
7.94 7.94
SD:
- -